Learning Disability Today London

Sponsors of Learning Disability Today London

119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3ER Tel: 020 7278 2332 Fax: 020 7713 4038 Web: societyguardian.co.uk	Media partner The Guardian has a long-standing commitment to all public services and the charity sector. Delivered through editorial, comprehensive recruitment sections and support of key events, The Guardian are delighted to be supporting Learning Disability Today London once again. SocietyGuardian, published every Wednesday with the Guardian, has news and editorial features on a range of public services issues, including health, housing, employment and social care. SocietyGuardian also offers a broad range of job opportunities, carrying more public service and social care appointments than any other publication. Furthermore, the Guardian Jobs website, with its unique functionality and its sector specific sections, attracts a large user profile of professionals drawn from a range of public services. The Guardian also offers a unique social care Jobmatch service, which hand picks and matches the right candidate with the right job. The Guardian, with its unique editorial and effective recruitment offering, has become an invaluable resource for all public services and charity sector professionals. For further details on the Guardian's recruitment solutions, contact your Guardian representative on 0207 611 9111 or check out www.guardian.co.uk/jobs

Standon House 21 Mansell Street London E1 8AA Tel: 020 7481 7600 Fax: 020 7481 7620 Email: info@turning-point.co.uk Web: www.turning-point.co.uk	Sponsor We turn lives around every day by putting the individual at the heart of what we do, and helping people build a better life. Turning Point is the UK's leading social care organisation, providing services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a learning disability. Turning Point is the UK's largest provider of substance misuse services. We have projects all across the country offering interventions at every level from advice and information to specialist detoxification and support for service users entering education and employment. We are also major providers of services with the Drug Intervention Programme.

Merchants House Wapping Road Bristol BS1 4RW Tel: 0117 930 2600 Fax: 0117 922 5938 Email: marketing@hft.org.uk Web: www.hft.org.uk	Sponsor Everything we do is dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities. We are a national charity and provider, formed by families seeking alternative and better services. Our vision is to meet the hopes and needs of people with learning disabilities and we are committed to working with them to do this. HFT works hard to provide flexible and socially inclusive services, offering quality care, empowerment and support, using person-centred planning to help people to make informed choices about their lives. We work closely with families through our Family Carer Support Service and currently host the National Family Carer Network. HFT also works in partnership with UK and European organisations to improve practice and also lead in the use of computers, offering training for both service users and staff around the country and at our purpose-built centre in Oxfordshire. We are also lead partners in the European funded TATE project (Through Assistive Technology to Employment).

Leighton House 33-37 Darkes Lane Potters Bar EN6 1BB Tel: 01707 652053 Fax: 01707 662 719 Email: info@caretech-uk.com Web: www.caretech-uk.com	Sponsor Through our unique listing on AIM at the London Stock Exchange we have become the most regulated specialist provider of PLD services in the UK. We have the scrunity of city regulators in addition to CSCI and local authorities. We welcome the additional regulation together with the extra level of corporate governance that must be satisfied to obtain stock market floatation. We feel confident that this regulation and our own philosophy of care and support enables us to offer the best and safest services in the UK. CareTech provides high-quality specialist support and residential care to people with physical disability, challenging behaviours, mental health problems and autistic spectrum disorder using an ‘ordinary' model of care. The services comprise 61 residential care homes (435 beds) and two day-centres (55 places) located primarily in the south of England and west Midlands. The properties are of outstanding quality, located in the sort of areas where any of us would be pleased to live.

Westward House Lime Kiln Close Stoke Gifford Bristol BS34 8SR Tel: 0117 984 1799 Fax: 0117 984 1751 Email: valuingpeople.info@doh.gsi.gov.uk Web: www.valuingpeople.gov.uk	Sponsor The Valuing People Support Team was set up as part of the Valuing People white paper. We help make the changes in Valuing People happen. We do this by working with: learning disability partnership boards local people and organisations government departments. What do we do? We offer support and advice to people working to change services. We help people get together to talk and share ideas. We listen to what people are saying. We tell the government what people are saying so they can change things. When we were set up we were part of the Department of Health. From April 2005 we became part of the ‘Care Services Improvement Partnership'.

Carriage Court 25 Circus Mews Bath BA1 2PW Tel: 01225 444596 Fax: 01255 444 597 Email: info@robinia.co.uk Web: www.robinia.co.uk	Media zone sponsor Robinia are a leading provider of support services for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, neuro-disabilities, complex health needs, Autism and Asperger's. Robinia have a strong commitment to Valuing People and Person Centred approaches are intrinsic to our work and to the way that we develop our services. Robinia are working with a number of service users who have their own budgets as part of the “In Control” pilot and are developing individual service designs, support and accommodation for people with learning disabilities. Robinia are focused on developing strong working relationships with local authorities and are working to shift the focus of control in the delivery of services, to ensure that people with disabilities, using services have input and choice into type of services and support that they need and want. Partnership working with local authorities strategically is key to Robinia being able to be both responsive and innovative. Robinia are committed to working flexibly with service users and purchasers regarding the cost and models of service; our aim is to achieve high quality services for all stakeholders and to offer value for money. Currently we provide a wide range of different services which include: Domiciliary Care and Support, Supported Housing (in partnership with Housing Associations), Registered Services (Residential Care), Specialist Care Services for people and Day Activity Support including Outreach services. For further information contact Paul Hayes, National Director of Development on 07901 557542 or paul.hayes@robinia.co.uk

Mallard House Sidings Court Doncaster DN4 5NU General enquiries: 01302 386900 Referrals and admissions: 0800 0556789 Email: enquiries@hesleygroup.co.uk Web: www.hesleygroup.co.uk	Children's zone sponsor Offering children and adult services for people with complex needs, challenging behaviours and severe learning difficulties, arising from autism. The Hesley Group is a leading independent provider of residential care and education committed to children and adults with complex and severe learning difficulties, including autism. The Group operates nationally serving over 50 local authorities throughout the UK. The Groups establishments operate on a 52 week residential basis and are dedicated to providing education, care and therapeutic services of the highest quality to help each student and resident develop their range of skills and maximise their full potential. The Group provides a full national curriculum in its two schools and vocational training throughout its adult services. Access to and integration with the wider community plays a pivotal role in the development of our students and residents.

Great Tower Street PO Box 450 5-10 Great Tower Street London EC3P 3HX	Masterclass sponsor Our focus is on applying our healthcare sector expertise to doing deals that make a difference to our customers' organisations. RBS are committed to supporting the healthcare sector, and our dedication to the sector is demonstrated by providing local knowledge and financial expertise along with a strong desire to work in partnership with care homeowners. We have an extensive network of local relationship managers with specialist financial expertise, who understand your healthcare business, and are able to give professional advice and deliver comprehensive banking solutions, assisting your business to develop and reach its true growth potential. If you would like to discuss how RBS might be able to help you, please contact: Andrew Harrison Tel: 020 7672 1077 Email: andrew.harrison@rbs.co.uk

Stable House Cockaynes Lane Alresford Colchester Essex CO7 8B2 Tel: 0808 166 1420 Email: enquiries@consensussupport.com Web: www.consensussupport.com	Performance zone sponsor Consensus is a leading national provider of specialist support services for adults with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability, who may also have additional needs such as mental health, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. We have particular expertise in providing care to service users who have previously challenged services, dual diagnosis and complex needs. For further details on our services and development opportunities, please visit our website www.consensussupport.com or freephone 0808 166 1420.

602 South Seventh Street Milton Keynes Bicks MK9 2JA Tel: 01908 230 100 Fax: 01908 695 643 Email:training@macintyrecharity.org Web: www.macintyre.org	Training zone sponsor MacIntyre Training, a registered charity, provides support for over 600 individuals with a learning disability to take increasing charge of their own lives. MacIntyre Training is committed to delivering unsurpassed health and social care and has created a range of specialist publications and courses for staff working in the sector.

Vector House Merle Common Road Oxted Surrey RH8 0RP Tel: 01883 732211 Fax: 01883 734561 Email: info@broadhamcare.co.uk Web: www.broadhamcare.co.uk	Relaxation zone sponsor Broadham Care provides 24 hour residential care for clients with learning disabilities. We are sponsoring the Relaxation Zone at the Learning Disability Today Exhibition, enabling visitors to be treated like our clients! You can experience a relaxing break in the form of Reflexology, or head and neck massage. Broadham Care believes in taking care to the next level, designing care packages that go beyond what is considered the norm. We do not believe in the day centre approach to care. Instead, we develop individually tailored activities that are both educational and entertaining. Our homes are designed to create a calming environment. All client bedrooms are full en-suite, with either bath or shower. Our staff team is trained in epilepsy, autism, and non-aversive physical intervention, in addition to mandatory courses. Broadham Care is supporting independence through quality care. Please visit the zone on 31 October 2007. For more information go to www.broadhamcare.co.uk

16 Kent Street Birmingham B5 6RD Tel: 0121 622 3911 Fax: 0121 622 4860 Email: info@basw.co.uk Web: www.BASW.co.uk	Badge sponsor BASW are delighted to be the badge sponsor for Learning Disability Today London. This exhibition and seminar offers the opportunity to engage in debates, attend workshops and network with professionals. BASW is the professional association for social work and social workers in the UK. Whether you are qualified or not, experienced or just entering the profession, we're here to help, support, advise and campaign on your behalf. Our success and vitality is built on the active involvement and expertise of our members who share a commitment to good social work practice and uphold the Association's Code of Ethics for Social Work. BASW is recognised throughout the UK as the voice of social workers, and contributes to social policy development nationally and internationally.